Q2 2024: Road accident claims 316 in South-west States, says NBS
The National Breau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday revealed that road accidents claimed 316 passengers in South Western region of Nigeria in second quarter (Q2) of 2024.
The South West states include: Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti.
Bureau in its latest road transport data for Q2 2024 disclosed that South West states witnessed 2019 road accident causalities that involved 4495 passengers.
According to the report, North East recorded 126 passengers killed in road accident; North west, 293; North central,, 403; South East, 94 and South South, 73.
The report by NBS stated that the total number of road traffic crashes in Q2 2024 was 2,404, indicating a decrease of 9.69per cent from the previous quarter (Q1) which recorded 2,662 and an 18.98% fall from 2,967 in Q2 2023.
“Of all crashes, serious cases stood top in Q2 2024 with 1,525 compared to fatal and minor cases with 661 and 218 respectively. In addition, the three categories of cases (fatal, serious, and minor) declined in the quarter under review relative to the preceding quarter.
“A total of 1,076 males were killed in Q2 2024, accounting for 82.45per cent. Also, a total of 5,837 males were injured during the period, indicating 76.30per cent.
“A total of 3,612 vehicles were involved in road traffic crashes in Q2 2024, lower compared to the previous quarter which recorded 3,952, indicating a decrease of 8.60per cent.
“The North-Central zone recorded the highest number of crashes in Q2 2024 with 867, followed by the South-West with 661, while the South-East had the least with 119. Similarly, the North-Central reported the highest number of casualties with 3,020, followed by the South-West with 2,019, while the South-South recorded the least with 452.”
